Textiles are powerful storytellers.

Dr. Susan Strawn shares how studying historic and ethnographic textiles reveals deeper cultural insights.

⚫Watch here: youtu.be/V66OT9iJXm8

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Textile practices like knitting, far from being decorative hobbies, carry rich histories and communal values. Seen through the lens of relational aesthetics, they embody a new idea of prosperity—rooted not in profit, but in connection and cultural continuity.
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Textile practices like knitting, far from being decorative hobbies, carry rich histories and communal values. Seen through the lens of relational aesthetics, they embody a new idea of prosperity—rooted not in profit, but in connection and cultural continuity.
#TextileStudies

Now, back to the comfort and consistency of yarn making 😊

#prehistorictextiles #textiletools #textilestudies #chalkwhorlspindling #experimentalarchaeology #britishwool #northronaldsay #britisharchaeology

Whoever said you need to use undyed wool for testing replica spindle whorls? Also, air dry clay is great to use if you're inspired by my project.
It's a good balance between price and results!

Now, to do some spinning 🥴

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Making sense of making: putting craft into words – Ambiguity is a resource rather than a failure. An article on handweaving, artistic research, and why the gap between making and meaning is worth dwelling in. doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #ArtisticResearch #Making #TextileStudies #MakingAndKnowing